Porter will discuss how the dramatic upturn in taxpayer identity theft cases is straining the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) resources, how steps the IRS is taking are helping to curb identity theft, what additional changes the IRS can make and what CPAs and other tax professionals can do to help mitigate the potential for tax fraud and identity theft.

For an embargoed copy of the AICPA testimony, contact Shirley Twillman at stwillman@aicpa.org or 202.434.9220. The testimony isembargoed until Wednesday, May 1 at 1 p.m. EDT.

The forum is scheduled for 1 p.m. EDT in the 7th Floor Auditorium of the Internal Revenue Service Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. Advance notice of attendance to the IRS Oversight Board is required in order to ensure access to the IRS auditorium.